Ricardo Costa Macedo is an Of Counsel at Ferreira Pinto Cardigos who focuses in the areas of Health Law, Intellectual Property and Insurance Law. 

He regularly assists national and international clients, mainly corporate clients, such as pharmaceutical companies, medical devices companies, insurance companies, and furthermore companies that operate in the IT, packaging, food and retail sectors, as well as institutional players, namely health care sector associations, and private investors, on both domestic and cross-border matters.

His practice encompasses a broad spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious matters, including patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights such as trade secrets and unfair competition, with a particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical, home care, food, and insurance industries.

His work is recognized by publications and directories such as: Legal 500, WTR 1000 - the World's Leading Trademark Professionals, IP STARS, Best Lawyers and others.

• Of Counsel at FERREIRA PINTO CARDIGOS, since 2025
• Partner at Caiado Guerreiro, Sociedade de Advogados, 2006-2024.
• Visiting Foreign Lawyer at Davenport Lyons, London, 2003
• Associate Lawyer at Caiado Guerreiro, Sociedade de Advogados, 2000-2006
• Trainee Lawyer at Abreu, Cardigos e Associados, 1998-2000

• Centre for Biomedical Law, University of Coimbra, Postgraduate course in Pharmacy, Medicines and New Technologies Law (ongoing)
• The College of Law, London, Postgraduate Diploma in Commercial Law, 2003
• Faculty of Law of the Lisbon University, Post-graduation in Information Society Law, 1998
• Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon School of Law, Law Degree, 1997

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